Addressing Fear, Loss and Trauma: related to your maternity experience (AFLoaT)

Service Description

AFLoaT provides high quality care for women or birthing people who experience moderate to severe mental health difficulties as a result of fear, trauma or loss related to the maternity experience. AFLoaT is a psychologically led service which encompasses Surrey Heartlands ICS, available in North West Surrey, Guildford and Waverley, Surrey Downs and East Surrey and 4 maternity units (St Peter’s, Royal Surrey County, Epsom and East Surrey Hospitals).

Working as a small multi-professional team we will provide holistic care that draws on the skills and interventions provided by specialist clinicians within the AFloaT service. AFLoaT will provide a range of advice, support, treatment and care plans.

Please email the team if you would like to discuss a referral.

What we do:

• Screen referrals following which service users will either be:
  • Offered an online assessment, via video call
  • Provided specialist advice and signposting
• Following assessment, service users will be:
  • Offered an intervention with a specialist clinician
  • Provided with advice and signposting
• Pre-conception support e.g. preparing and planning for future pregnancies
• Psychological interventions, including 1-2-1 or groups for birth trauma, tokophobia and perinatal loss. 
• Interventions are offered face-to-face or online. Please note that depending on clinician availability, service users may need to travel across the county for face-to-face interventions
• Provide information, signposting or other resources for partners and/or families
   

Mental Health Crisis Support

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis or emotional distress you can contact our Mental Health Crisis Helpline on 0800 915 4644. We are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for mental health advice and support. More information at www.sabp.nhs.uk/help

People with speech or hearing difficulties can access the mental health crisis line by:

• Dialling us through the BT Relay App or Textphone: 18001 0800 915 4644. More information at www.relayuk.bt.com
• Sending an SMS text to 07717 989 024 (Please note this service is only available to adults aged 18 years and over).